With volunteers in middle and high school, approximately 1,400 teen courts in the US allow young people to be defended, prosecuted, and sentenced by their peers. EMILY AIKENS A young person makes an opening statement to the jury in her role as prosecutor during a mock trial demonstrating how the New Bedford Youth Court functions. (John […]
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Young Indian-Americans—and Americans at large—cannot ignore President Biden’s tacit endorsement of repression, authoritarianism, and religious intolerance. SHRADDHA JOSHI Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, and US President Joe Biden meet in the Oval Office of the White House in September 2021. (Sarahbeth Many / Getty) On Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York ahead of his […]
The smoke that blanketed the US Northeast was not incidental or anomalous but yet another manifestation of accelerating anthropogenic climate change. ILANA COHEN In September 2020, West Coast wildfires spread smoke that blackened the skies of the East Coast. I reported on the phenomenon for Inside Climate News, an exercise in detachment from the personal stakes […]
As environmental concern extends beyonds traditional conservation work, recent graduates are seeking sustainable careers—with more options than ever before. ILANA COHEN When Kristy Drutman graduated from the University of California–Berkeley in 2017, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in environmental communications, but she didn’t know where to start. Years later, after an initial […]
Last month, the editorial team of NeuroImage resigned over the “unethical fees” charged by the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. Can scientists ditch the for-profit system? KAYLA YUP On April 17, the premier journal NeuroImage’s entire editorial team, comprising more than 40 scientists, resigned over the “unethical fees” charged by the journal’s academic publisher, Elsevier. With more than $2 billion […]
The university’s unique rules add incentives to dismiss cases and reverse disciplinary actions, potentially allowing sexual predators to remain on campus. JACQUELINE MUNIS In October 2021, a freshman at Stanford University, whom we will call Sarah, went to an on-campus party. She met another freshman, whom we will call Alex, and they danced and talked. […]